Jesus’ divinity and humanity are unquestionable and inseparable. But did He do His miracles by nature of being God or man? What are the implications of this? In His divinity He is unequalled- but in His humanity He is a model, prototype for us.

The third in a series on Heaven & Earth (the Kingdom of God). Jesus, the 12 & the 72s call ’repent for the kindom of heaven is at hand’ meant ’change your world view: heaven is within reach- and here’s what it looks like’.

Heaven & Earth 3: The kingdom of Heaven (God) is at hand. Lk 10:9 (1-12)
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1.1 1- Sermon 1- In the beginning. Adam and Eve given the task of bringing God’s reign on earth
1.2 2- Sermon 2- in the early days: God looking for a Kingdom of priests. They ’lost it’ because they occupied &
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Jesus restores individual lives and them gives them the ministry of restoration. In fact- this is His plan: the restoration of the whole world. Three stories of individual restoration and then a step back to look at the big picture of global restoration

The second sermon in a series on ’Heaven and Earth’ (bringing God’s reign on earth) addressing the issue of how Christians and Churches so often lose their call, power, and settle into ’maintenance mode’- and how this can be avoided.

Heaven & earth 2: Mission, maintenance or monument? ("they occupied and settled" Josh 13:1-5, 24:31)
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1.1 last week: Adam and Eve, humankind
1.1.1 planted into enemy occupied territory
1.1.2 given commission to ’claim it for the king’
1.1.3 call is still the same- take
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How we deal with and give money is often a litmus test of our discipleship- as it is one of those things we do that no one knows about but God. We do it to please and be rewarded by Him alone.

WBC- Hilarious givers 2 Cor 9:6-15. WBC 1.04.07am
I have a vision for us being a church of hilarious givers
= really an important area of our discipleship
- many are held back because of it
Because it’s all done in secret (or should be)
- so really tests where we are at with the one
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A five minute Children’s talk for inclusion in a service with a focus on ’knowing God better’

John and Sally- Knowing God
Let me tell you a story about two children- John and Sally
- sally was 11
- John was 12
- Not from the same family- but were good friends (most of the time!)
As with all of us- what people thought of Sally mattered a lot to her
- took great care about how she
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A short harvest sermon for our older folks service. The natural principles of harvest apply in our lives to give a spiritual harvest of fruit.

The Harvest in our lives
Silver Service 5 Oct 06. Hos 10:12, Gal 5:22-26
Harvest speaks of…..
Our lives!
- the natural speaks of the supernatural… invisible
- there can be a harvest in our lives (of what? I’ll tell you later)
o if we apply the principles seen in the natural world… do the
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What is the food that our soul craves? That will reward, feed and satify us? It is ’doing the Father’s will’. It is seeing others find faith in Jesus.

"I have food that you know nothing about"
John 4:27-42, Luke 9:57-10:1.
You know- the Gracious Father loves us, accepts us, wants us
- and one thing is necessary: that we let this in and have it
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But His love doesn’t end there. Neither does His plan. It goes beyoned that… us… is greater
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How do we avoid putting out the fire of God’s Spirit or our spirit and being thrown off track by things life and christians put our way?!

Do not put out the Spirit’s fire. 1 Thess 5:19, (v12-28)
WBC 24.09.06pm
Introduction:
Joke/Ill: a man has been so touched by the HS that his dog can walk on water! Has a friend he wants to convince about this, so takes him to the beech and as they walk he throws the stick for the dog into
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The end is nigh! 1 Peter 4:7-14. Winchester Cathedral 30 July 2006
Gosh- what a passage to bring a message to you from! One that starts ‘the end is nigh!’
- This is going to be interesting!
- kind of makes me sweat under the collar (as I’m so cautious about this stuff)
People can be so
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Let’s get this straight from the start- who is in charge of all this? This earth? And what is His will for it?

"Swing wide you heavenly gates". Psalm 24. WBC 28.05.06am
Introduction
Inspiration is a funny thing. Something clicks… it’s like the Lord runs a highlighter through it- and you just know you should preach on it
It just didn’t feel right to preach on JOS 3:5 Joshua told the people,
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How does God see the church of our city- and our congregation and its relationship with other congregations?

God’s picture of the church in a city. 1 Cor 12:12-27
WBC 14.05.06pm
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You know- some of the pictures we have of what it’s about… what church is… are just plain wrong
THE CHURCH- OUR PICTURE: OUR GROUP
And I want to speak to you about something the Lord has laid on my
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How to get answered prayer. What to ask for so you will get results. How to pray the kind of prayers the Lord wants (and wants to answer)

ASK. Psalm 2. WBC 30.04.06 am
Intro: I want to tell you about Miracle on Jewry Street. Last week- on the Tuesday after Easter a lady called Angela turned up at the Bookshop that is part of City Church (one of our nearest neighbours). She was looking for her son, Phil, and showing photos of him.
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